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A method of passing demographic information between computers includes the step of associating a computer operator with a set of demographic information. When the computer operator requests a transfer to another computer, a remote site information repository is accessed to identify a remote site des

A method of passing demographic information between computers includes the step of associating a computer operator with a set of demographic information. When the computer operator requests a transfer to another computer, a remote site information repository is accessed to identify a remote site destination address and a remote site encryption key. The demographic information is then encrypted using the remote site encryption key to form an encoded demographic signal. The encoded demographic signal is then combined with the remote site destination address to form an encoded demographic hyperlink transfer request, which is used to access the remote computer specified by the remote site destination address. The remote computer decrypts the encoded demographic information. The demographic information can be used by the remote computer in a number of ways, including the generation of a customized reply to an inquiry from the computer operator.

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[ We claim:] [7.] A method of passing demographic information between computers, said method comprising the steps of:connecting an end-user computer to an entry site computer with an authentication operation identifying the computer operator on said end-user computer;generating, at said end-user com

[ We claim:] [7.] A method of passing demographic information between computers, said method comprising the steps of:connecting an end-user computer to an entry site computer with an authentication operation identifying the computer operator on said end-user computer;generating, at said end-user computer, a hyperlink transfer request to a remote site computer;accessing, at said entry site computer, in response to said hyperlink transfer request, a remote site information repository to identify a remote site destination address and a remote site encryption key;associating, at said entry site computer, demographic information characterizing said computer operator;encrypting said demographic information with said remote site encryption key to form an encrypted demographic signal segment;combining said encrypted demographic signal segment with said remote site destination address to form an encrypted demographic hyperlink transfer request;delivering said encrypted demographic hyperlink transfer request to said end-user computer; andredirecting said encrypted demographic hyperlink transfer request to the remote computer specified by said remote site destination address.